Turkey
Position: Middle East
Position: Middle East
| International name: | Turkey |
| Local name: | Turkiye |
| AREA ................................................ | 780.580 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 68.893.918 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 88,3 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Ankara |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Turkish lira (YTL) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 7753 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,538 (84th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Mount Ararat 5166 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 29 October 1923 (successor state to the Ottoman Empire) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .tr |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +90 |
Middle East country
| Ankara | 24/11/2024 | 17:26 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook